Help Pikii's Future
Good day, my name is Débora Martins, but as an artist I'm known as Pikii Dylluan, a 21 years old illustrator and comic artist that is working her best to complete college.
I always had problems with money and being a freelancer doesn't always help since commissions are hard to get, so my mom has helped me till now with the college fees, rent and everything you can imagine. She's a single parent with minimal wage, and as you can imagine the odds aren't that good for her as well.
We were capable to manage somehow till now, until my computer and my tablet started to break down due to old age and over-use. I need them to keep drawing my comics and illustrations, not forgetting about my college projects. My whole life is dependent on those two devices and I have no money whatsoever to replace them.
For That I Would Need 1500$
In Details:
1000 to 1100$ would go to a new computer
A portable computer that would be capable enough to remain stable while using the heavy softwares that are used for illustration.
I won't be able to buy a desktop since it is far more expensive and due to my moving around from dorm to college, I would need a computer to be constantly with me and ready to work.
100 to 400$ would go to a new wacom tablet
If I am to receive the total of 1500$, I am going to buy the Intuos Pro Pen & Touch Medium which is currently 349,99$ and use the remaining money to buy an external disk to help me transfer all the work and data that there is on the computer I currently have to the new one.
But depending on how much is raised, the second best option will be Intuos Pen Small (79,99$).
Even If I were to prefer the first option, I do believe that the second one would do a great job as well since I think that wacom has the best tablets in the market and just having a new one would mean the world to me.
Perks and Funds
I have stepped back a great amount of times from drawing due to the state of my computer and my tablet, both have been hard to work with since my computer overheats a lot and won't let me have at least 2 applications open without blocking the window or giving me "the blue screen of doom", and my table has various problems with connection, not only with the cable but most of times my computer doesn't recognize the tablet as a tablet unless I reset the definitions.
With a new pc and tablet I would be more motivated to draw, my comics will have more constant updates and with more pages, I will do more illustrations to which will be for expositions, commissions, college projects, prints, giveaways, etc.
And If I am not to raise the total of 1500$, and depending on the amount, the funds will be used to fix my current computer and buy a new external fan for it as well so it won't overheat while I am working (which is one of the major problems). It won't be an everlasting resolution but it would help me until I save enough money to either buy a new tablet or a new pc, even tho it won't happen any time soon.
Other Ways You Can Help
Some times you can't always donate because maybe you also have problems with money and I understand you, I have been and am in the same situation. But don't worry, there's always other ways to which you can contribute!
Such as:
- Get the word out! Signal boost my campaign in any way you can, sharing the word between your friends and family is always an option.
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Thank you so much for you attention and have a wonderful day!